Literal vs Rhetorical Questions | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 35 Public

When someone asks a literal question, they expect an answer. When someone asks a rhetorical question, they are "just making conversation" and don't expect an answer.

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What page are we supposed to do for homework?

Literal

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Can you believe how much homework we have tonight?

Rhetorical

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May I borrow your red pen?

Literal

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Now what did I do with my red pen?

Rhetorical

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Do you think this T-shirt is too small?

Literal

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Would you like to go to the movies?

Literal

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Can you imagine how embarrassed I was?

Rhetorical

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What do you think you're doing?

Rhetorical

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When is the concert over?

Literal

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Why did you put your shoes in your locker?

Literal

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What in the world was I thinking?

Rhetorical

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Could you manage to make just a little more noise?

Rhetorical

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Who did you see at the mall?

Literal

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Where should we put our books while we wait for the bus?

Literal

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Did you get the answer to number 32?

Literal

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Are you nuts?

Rhetorical

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